Chapter 415: Orochimaru Returns to Konoha

After using the time-space ninjutsu to send Jiraiya far away, Bai Ye turned his head and looked into the distance.

At this time, the Hidden Cloud Ninja who was in charge of security, and Naruto and others who were training had noticed the movement here and were rushing towards this place.

Bai Ye was not in a hurry about this. After forming seals with his hands, he transformed the wooden clone into the appearance of Jiraiya and stood beside him.

A few minutes later, Naruto and Killer Bee appeared here.

After seeing the traces of fighting nearby, the jonin quickly asked, "What happened just now? Did Uchiha Madara's men launch an attack?"

Bai Ye nodded and said, "There were a few uninvited guests just now, but they were all driven away by me and brother Jiraiya. It's a pity that we were not able to catch them and confirm Uchiha Madara's location through them."

Hearing this, the jonin frowned: "Failed to catch them? If Uchiha Madara confirms the location of Kame Island, we will be in danger. We are no match for Uchiha Madara."

Then, as if remembering something, the jonin explained, "Lord Byakuya, what I meant is that this place is no longer safe. We may need to relocate."

"You're right, we do need to move."

After a pause, Bai Ye looked at Killer Bee and others and asked, "Killer Bee Jonin, has the special training for Naruto and Gaara been completed? If it is completed, we will transfer now."

Kirabi glanced at Byakuya, then said, "Naruto and Gaara's training went very smoothly. They seemed to have come to terms and reconciled before Ushiki and I did."

Listening to Killer Bee's embarrassing rap, Naruto and Gaara took the initiative to explain: "We have completed Killer Bee's special training and are now able to successfully borrow the power of the tailed beasts."

Hearing this, Jiraiya's eyes lit up and he said with a smile:

"That is to say, the coalition forces now have three perfect Jinchūriki. Our chances of defeating Uchiha Madara have increased significantly."

"Brother Jiraiya is right. Our chances of winning this time are indeed very high."

Bai Ye glanced at Jiraiya and said, "But the most urgent thing is to evacuate in advance. Turtle Island is no longer safe. We need to go to a safer place."

"A safer place?"

Kirabi was a little curious: "Could it be the Hidden Cloud Village or the Hidden Rain Village? But hasn't Bai Jue already infiltrated these places like a sieve? Are those places really safe?"

Bai Ye shook his head and said:
"The safest place is of course by my side, but I have something important to do, so I need you to stay close to me. Of course, you can choose to continue to stay on Turtle Island."

"Although Turtle Island has been discovered, the turtles on the island can be relocated at any time, so this place is still relatively safe."

At this time, Jiraiya said: "Everyone should listen to Brother Bai Ye. There is no place in the ninja world that is safer than being with him. What Brother Bai Ye is going to do is also related to the safety of the ninja world."

Since both Bai Ye and Jiraiya had spoken, everyone else had no choice but to follow their orders.

While packing his luggage, Naruto frowned and looked at the backs of Bai Ye and Jiraiya. He felt that Jiraiya was a little strange today.

After using Sage Mode with the Nine-Tails, he learned the Nine-Tails Mode, which also greatly enhanced his perception. He felt that something was wrong with Jiraiya's chakra.

But he couldn't tell what exactly was wrong.

At this time, the Nine-Tails in Naruto's spiritual space suddenly said: "Naruto, you have to be careful of this person called Bai Ye. His chakra is very wrong. You must not trust him."

Naruto heard this and asked in confusion:

"Why? Brother Bai Ye has saved me several times. He shouldn't have any feelings towards me."

Kyuubi snorted coldly, then said:

"Have you forgotten what the chakra that parasitized you taught you before? The world of ninja is very cruel. Anyone can betray you, except for interests."

"Why did Bai Ye save you again and again? Isn't it because he coveted your identity and my power? And I can sense my chakra from him."

"Your chakra?" Naruto said with a smile: "Kuroma, are you hallucinating? Aren't you sealed in my body now? How can he have your chakra?"

Jiuwei's face turned cold, and after thinking for a while, he said:
"Naruto, you don't think that the whole old man is inside you, do you? On that night thirteen years ago, I was cut into two halves by the Fourth Hokage. One half was sealed into your body, and the whereabouts of the other half is still unknown."

Kushina was present when the old man was divided.

It's a pity that Kushina was unconscious at the time and could not provide us with any useful information, but what is certain is that all this is definitely related to Bai Ye.

After all, Kushina was rescued by Byakuya.

……

Inside the arena at Orochimaru's base.

Sasuke, wearing a snow-white kimono and a shimenawa rope on his back, is fighting with a group of experimental subjects. These experimental subjects are the products of failed bloodline experiments, including clones and beasts, and their strength ranges from Genin to elite Jonin.

After it was determined that they had lost their experimental value, they were sent here for Sasuke to practice with.

Sasuke was a little resistant at first, but gradually got used to the fighting. The Uchiha race itself was good at killing, and he was just an awakened bloodline power.

And in the life-and-death battles, Sasuke's strength began to improve by leaps and bounds.

Not only did he completely master the Heavenly Curse Seal, but he also went to Ryudi Cave to practice, allowing the Heavenly Curse Seal to exert an effect that was almost like that of a sage.

After drawing his sword and dancing in the arena, Sasuke dealt with all the out-of-control experimental subjects, closed his eyes and began to recall the details of the battle.

After digesting the combat experience, Sasuke opened his eyes again, only to see a figure appear in front of him.

This person is not Orochimaru, but Orochimaru's deputy Kabuto Yakushi, and is also the second most feared ninja by Sasuke in the entire Orochimaru base.

Kabuto Yakushi was previously just an ordinary medical ninja.

His strength was mediocre, only at the level of a jonin, but after being brought to Ryuchi Cave with himself, Kabuto Yakushi actually learned the Sage Mode of Ryuchi Cave, and his strength ushered in a qualitative leap.

According to Orochimaru, Kabuto Yakushi is strong enough to fight against Uchiha Itachi.

If he can defeat Kabuto Yakushi, he will be able to challenge Uchiha Itachi.

However, in the limited number of encounters between the two sides, he was no match for Kabuto Yakushi, which meant that he was still very far from defeating Uchiha Itachi.

At this time, Kabuto Yakushi looked at Sasuke and said, "Sasuke, Lord Orochimaru wants to see us, let's go together."

Sasuke glanced at Kabuto Yakushi and asked, "What does he want from us?"

Kabuto Yakushi shook his head: "I don't know either. It may be related to the Ninja World War. Uchiha Madara and the masked man have declared war on the entire Ninja World. A world war is about to break out between the two sides. No one can stay out of it, including us." "Ninja World War?"

Sasuke frowned. He had only been training with Orochimaru for less than a year, and already the conflicts within the ninja world had accumulated to the point where a Ninja World War would break out?

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Sasuke silently followed Kabuto Yakushi's steps.

Not long after, they found Orochimaru in the laboratory. On the test bench lay a white-haired man with holes all over his body, exuding the breath of death.

Sasuke and Kabuto's first thought was that Orochimaru was conducting human experiments.

However, after seeing the white-haired man's appearance clearly, the two exclaimed, "Master Orochimaru, this could be Master Jiraiya, one of the Three Ninjas."

"You have been away for some time. Did you go to deal with Jiraiya?"

Orochimaru shook his head slightly and said, "I didn't attack Jiraiya. It was Jiraiya who suddenly appeared in the base with injuries all over his body and was picked up by the Sound Ninjas."

"You're covered in wounds?"

Sasuke looked at Jiraiya and saw that Jiraiya had several extremely serious penetrating wounds on his body. With these injuries concentrated together, even someone as strong as Jiraiya would probably have difficulty surviving.

Yakushi Kabuto looked at Jiraiya and said in confusion, "Lord Orochimaru, with all due respect, Lord Jiraiya cannot survive this injury. Did you save him?"

"I don't have the ability to cure him, but using the Impure World Reincarnation is another matter."

Orochimaru shook his head again, then seemed to remember something and said:

"But in my impression, there is one person who can do this, but he doesn't play the role of the leader of the coalition forces. Why did he throw Jiraiya to me? Does he want me to get rid of Jiraiya?"

"Jiraiya has been my brother and friend for decades. How can I do this?"

Yakushi Kabuto adjusted his glasses and said to Orochimaru:
"Lord Orochimaru, since that sir sent Jiraiya here, I think that sir doesn't want to kill Jiraiya. I think he wants Jiraiya to act with us."

"Will you join me?"

Orochimaru fell into deep thought. He had not received any orders from Byakuya. He had been contacting Byakuya through Shisui in recent months. Could it be that he was asked to go to Konoha to find Jiraiya?

Thinking of this, Orochimaru looked at Jiraiya again.

Although I don’t know what the power that heals Jiraiya is, Jiraiya is about to wake up. For my own safety, I still have to impose some restrictions on Jiraiya.

Moreover, Jiraiya has become much stronger in the past decade or so, so it is not excessive to use some flesh and blood tissue for experiments.

Once he had an idea, he took action. Orochimaru left many sealing techniques on Jiraiya, with the aim of limiting Jiraiya's strength.

After everything was ready, Orochimaru looked in the direction of Konoha Village.

His base is not far from Konoha, only about a hundred kilometers away. It only takes one or two hours for a ninja to get there. Otherwise, he might as well go find Shisui to discuss it.

……

In the swaying carriage, Jiraiya woke up from his coma.

Jiraiya did not open his eyes immediately after waking up. Instead, he used chakra to sense his injuries and eavesdrop on the situation nearby.

After sensing it, Jiraiya was slightly stunned.

He thought his injuries were serious, but in fact they were not serious at all. Apart from the difficulty in mobilizing chakra, he didn't even have any skin injuries.

This confused Jiraiya, not understanding what was going on.

However, when he thought back to the thrilling battle with Bai Ye before, Zilai felt a little frightened. He knew that Bai Ye was very strong, but he didn't expect that Bai Ye was so strong.

Not only did he master the Wood Release bloodline, he also possessed the Sharingan bloodline.

Coupled with the nearly perfect Sage Mode, Jiraiya suspected that Byakuya would be able to fight even if he encountered the combined forces of the Five Kage.

But thinking about it, he felt relieved. If Bai Ye did not have such strength, he would not be qualified to join forces with Uchiha Madara. But this idea of ​​seeking the skin of a tiger was too terrible, and he could not agree to it.

Recovering his gradually dispersing thoughts, Jiraiya began to observe the situation around him.

Judging from the bumps on his back and the speed of the air flow, he should be sitting in a carriage, but he didn't know the rest of the information, nor did he know who was imprisoning him.

They may be Bai Ye's subordinates, or ninjas from other ninja villages.

At this moment, Jiraiya felt a poisonous snake crawling over his body, its long thin tongue drooling on his face.

Jiraiya suddenly opened his eyes and saw Orochimaru looking at him meaningfully.

Jiraiya was suddenly startled, and then said: "Orochimaru, why are you here? The one who defeated me is not..."

Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya and snorted:
"Jiraiya, I should be the one asking you why you suddenly appeared in my base and fell into a coma. If my men hadn't recognized you and told me, you would be dead now."

"Besides, who did you meet? Was it Uchiha Madara or Orochimaru?"

"When I saw you, you were almost dead. What on earth has happened to you? There are traces of being cut by space turbulence all over your body."

"Maybe it's some immature space ninjutsu..."

Jiraiya said with some uncertainty, then seemed to realize something, looked at Sasuke and Kabuto Yakushi outside the carriage, and frowned:
"My story is a long one, but where are you going?"

"And why are Sasuke and Kabuto here with you?"

Orochimaru said with a half-smile: "Jiraiya, it seems that you don't understand the situation. You should be the one answering the questions of the prisoners around you, but since you asked, it doesn't hurt for me to tell you."

"Sasuke and Kabuto are pursuing me for power. I can give them what Konoha cannot give them."

After a pause, Orochimaru patted Jiraiya on the shoulder and continued, "As for our destination this time, it is naturally the Konohagakure. I haven't been back to visit for a long time."

Jiraiya was shocked and asked, "Orochimaru, you have already killed your teacher, and you are planning to attack Konoha. Do you really hate Konoha that much?"

"Who told you I was going to attack Konoha?"

Orochimaru said with a strange look on his face: "I am also a Konoha ninja, why can't I go back to Konoha to have a look, and there are many good friends of mine in Konoha? And don't you plan to go back to Konoha?"

(End of this chapter)